DESCRIPTIVE WRITING

The 5 Paragraph Essay

Introductory paragraph

Detail Paragraph One

Detail Paragraph Two

Detail Paragraph Three

Concluding Paragraph

INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH

It’s simple….use this format:

Question—Answer—Thesis statement

For example: Do you think you’ve

tasted the best cheeseburger ever? I certainly think I have. Allow me to describe the best cheeseburger I’ve ever tasted.

PLANNINGTopic: What the paper is about; something that can be divided into 3 parts.

Supporting Detail: Object: a part of the topic that I can hold or touch AND can be divided into 3 parts.

Elaborating Detail: a part of the Object that I can hold or touch

Detail Paragraph

TACO Shell

Meat

Cheese

1. Can it be divided into 3 parts?

2. Can you hold it or touch it?

Triangles Must Pass 2 Tests

Circles Must Pass One Test

1. Can you hold it or touch it?

drumsticks from KFC

golden brown flaky crust

succulent moist taste of heaven on your tongue

no time…a perfectly clean bone

remains

First, my one of my favorite things to devour at K.F.C. is their delicious drumsticks. I love that golden brown, flaky crust that wraps around the meat. Once that succulent, moist taste of heaven touches my tongue, my taste buds fly into another galaxy. In no time at all, there’s nothing remaining but a perfectly clean bone.

Mashed potatoes and gravy

White, creamy, mound of ecstasy covered by beautiful brown gravy

You hear schschsh as I scratch the bottom of the round styro foam cup with my white plastic spoon

Stomach..Bottomless pit

Another delectable treat I have to order every time I dine at K.F.C. is their mashed potatoes and gravy. That white, creamy mound of ecstasy covered by beautiful brown gravy is so inviting. All you hear when I’m eating it is “Schschssch,” as I scratch the bottom of the little round Styro-Foam cup attempting to get every little bit. When it comes to eating K.F.C.’s mashed potatoes and gravy, my stomach’s a bottomless pit!

Finally, a meal would not be complete at K.F.C. without a glass of the best sweet tea in the whole-wide world. One tiny sip causes me to want to gulp down the entire cup—tea, cubed ice, red-striped cup and all! The rich, sweet taste satisfies my thirst every time. I like to swish the delicious potion around in my mouth before releasing it to my stomach like a roaring ocean.

Sweet tea is the best in the whole-wide world

One tiny sip causes me to want to gulp down the entire cup

Swish the delicious potion around in my mouth like a roaring ocean

Rich, sweet taste

Eat at K.F.C.

Magnificent tasty Original-recipe drumsticks

Thick, creamy mashed potatoes and gravy

Coldest, sweetest tea in the world

CONCLUDING PARAGRAPH

Go eat at K.F.C. today! Be sure to order some of their magnificent and tasty Original-recipe drumsticks. Don’t forget to ask for a side of those thick, creamy mashed potatoes and gravy. You’ll be as happy as a pig dancing a jig when you wash it all down with the coldest, sweetest tea in the world!

Good Writers Include…

MetaphorsOnomatopoeiaPersonificationSimiles

Really Good Writers Add…

Alliteration (canine creature)

Hyperbole (exaggeration)Transitions (First, Next,

Then)